Category Archives: "Addiction"

The impact of drugs on society and the workplace may surprise you: an estimated $520.5 billion in economic impact from alcohol, illicit drugs and prescription drug abuse. Such a high cost has an effect on everyone, at least indirectly, but when you see addictive behavior in the workplace, it may have serious impact on you

Few workplace topics, outside of, perhaps, politics, will excite as much heated debate as the topic of workplace addiction. Between the judgers, the deniers and stigma, it can be easy to lose track of what is important (human beings) and pragmatic (sensible solutions which boost the bottom line). Fortunately, relapse rates for addiction are

Waking up hungover and calling in sick. Going to work bleary-eyed and struggling through the day. Riding a frantic, energetic buzz and hoping no one will notice. Taking more to make it through the day. If any of these things sound familiar, you are most likely a working addict. You’re not alone. According to data

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock somewhere, you have probably heard that America is in the midst of what is being called an opiate crisis. One CBS headline read, “Drug overdoses killed more Americans last year than the Vietnam War.” Opioid deaths are leading the crisis, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

The holiday season is a great time to get involved in the community. Volunteers are needed to help serve meals to those experiencing food insecurity, collect or wrap presents for families in need, and even do jobs such as putting up holiday decorations. For addicts in recovery, the chance to volunteer in the community is

The holiday season brings more than tinsel and mistletoe, it can also bring long work days, high financial demands and difficult encounters with coworkers and family. Beyond just an expanded waistline and long credit card bill come January, all of that added stress can lead to an addiction relapse. Here’s how to avoid those triggers

If the idea of bullying conjures images of lunch money getting stolen and one kid beating up another on the playground, you may miss the signs of adult, workplace bullying. True, it’s unlikely as an adult to have a group of peers gang up on you in the parking lot and take your lunch, but

For some of you this will come as a shock, but success and “being good” do not necessarily go hand-in-hand. Despite years of being told that getting an “A” matters (16 years straight of education, for most Americans adult), to sit still in a desk and then correctly repeat answers on a test, to fill